High-profile well-connected people, friends and peers of executives, and people in a right-place, right-time situation name their own price. ICs at FAANG get F

High-profile well-connected people, friends and peers of executives, and people in a right-place, right-time situation name their own price. ICs at FAANG get FAANG-level comp. Consultants gladly take dumb money's budget. "Cybersecurity Pros" get the standard NDA and noncompete. Until there's a breach.